Which to use
“plus” and “puis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31
- “plus” frequency rank
- #172
- “puis” frequency rank
- 203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plus | puis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comparatif de beaucoup. On peut l’utiliser avec que. (\plys\) | (adverbe de temps) Permet l’enchaînement chronologique d’évènements. |
Where the eye mixes plus and puis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. plus (\ply\) and puis (\pɥi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plus is recorded at frequency rank #31, classified as anadv, pronounced \ply\. puis is at rank #172, tagged as anadv, pronounced \pɥi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 203, this pair ranks #439,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of plus vs puis
Shared letters: psu. Private to "plus": l. Private to "puis": i.
"plus" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "puis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC